mbuemi1577
New Member
Hello fellows,
lately i have been reading up on sharpening my razors and honing. Everything i read points me to coticule stones - so naturally i ended up here a few days ago.
After reading as much as i could on the subject- I joined today -and i am in the process of educating myself as to the different types and pieces of coticule.
what i have learned thus far:
coticule can be a "one stone" honing piece. I don't need extra grits etc, the grit size is controlled by the strngth of the slurry.
That being said - i searched coticule sellers, in an effort to buy one - and im met with alot of different qualities, shapes, and sizes.
Since i am just learning - i would like to find a stone i can become proficient with - and learn the art of honing with a coticule. I dont really have a set budget - but would like to spend enough on a Premium coticule and not worry about having to purchase one again.
there are different "veins" where the different coticules come from - but i havent come across a listing that explains the advantages and disadvantages of either.
Some come with BBW and coticule together - others have only the coticule on a slate back.
I would like to find a BBW and coticule together - like the #10 from the vault?
is the La Viennette vein a good one? again i have no information to go off of - so is there a place that discusses the different ones?
i think ive read all the pages and FAQ's here - anything else i can begin reading to understand the rest?
And are there any good places to buy the high quality coticules discussed here?
thank you to everyone for their help! im pretty overloaded right now so definately can use some advice.
I dont want to spend money on one to find out it isnt a good quality or something to that nature.
lately i have been reading up on sharpening my razors and honing. Everything i read points me to coticule stones - so naturally i ended up here a few days ago.
After reading as much as i could on the subject- I joined today -and i am in the process of educating myself as to the different types and pieces of coticule.
what i have learned thus far:
coticule can be a "one stone" honing piece. I don't need extra grits etc, the grit size is controlled by the strngth of the slurry.
That being said - i searched coticule sellers, in an effort to buy one - and im met with alot of different qualities, shapes, and sizes.
Since i am just learning - i would like to find a stone i can become proficient with - and learn the art of honing with a coticule. I dont really have a set budget - but would like to spend enough on a Premium coticule and not worry about having to purchase one again.
there are different "veins" where the different coticules come from - but i havent come across a listing that explains the advantages and disadvantages of either.
Some come with BBW and coticule together - others have only the coticule on a slate back.
I would like to find a BBW and coticule together - like the #10 from the vault?
is the La Viennette vein a good one? again i have no information to go off of - so is there a place that discusses the different ones?
i think ive read all the pages and FAQ's here - anything else i can begin reading to understand the rest?
And are there any good places to buy the high quality coticules discussed here?
thank you to everyone for their help! im pretty overloaded right now so definately can use some advice.
I dont want to spend money on one to find out it isnt a good quality or something to that nature.